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Magnetite from
Old Ironsides mine, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Ironsides mine, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707168
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707168:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSultana Mine, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘFox Lake Mine, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘNorth Tarryall Creek Magnetite Occurrence, Beaver-Tarryall area, Park County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘSenator; Vanderbilt; Blue River, Monte Cristo Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘHawkeye Mining Company, Beaver-Tarryall area, Park County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘD & G Mine, Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘBeaver Creek Iron Mine, Park County, Colorado, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘIron Hill Placer, Como Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘIbex Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Professional Paper 75
 
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